gary brackley aka g.r.i.t returns to meanwhile afor his second full length vinyl release following on from 2012 s ahighly regarded and asought after as i look to to the sky. the seven new tracks presented here acould easily be described as a great dub techno album by the lazy hack but the sound palette used goes way beyond that, afusing elements from detroit, drone, industrial, and ambient techno which when coupled with his production techniques result ain a sound that is uniquely g.r.i.t atake opening title track difting from the bay which draws on the sounds of detroit with emotive chords and delicate percussion, or principle with deep distorted amodulations. if you want a adance floor cut alook no futher that expansed awhich grooves with driving chords, and asubtle persussive builds, aor for asomething heavier there is -pheonix- awhich would sound quite at home in any techno main room. tracks such piagga and dead faces balance heavy industrial beats and noises with meloncholy chords and pads to produce tracks of immense depth and feeling. and closing the album perfectly is immersion with mournful aambient works-esq achords and melodies, in which you will indeed find yourself drifting from the bay

the man behind the track that move d proclaimed -owned the dome at freerotation- , returns with 3 new tracks of deep machine grooves, his first release since 2013 s analogue mapping. -frey d- is built around a synth patch stumbled upon whilst conducting a test on one of bovill s machines with rennouned synth engineer frey smith. opening with playful ,bubbling analogue tones and nostelgic pads, before characteristic basslines, percussion and 303 lines join in, ending on a spaced out contemplative groove . - l.a.t. - is a more stripped down track, which ebbs and flows around subtle builds, tweeks, and delays, perfect for the deeper late night dancefloor. closing the ep is golden burn, the deepest and most dubbed out of the 3 tracks, sprinkled with emotive keys, and underpinned by distinctive bass lines.

meanwhile returns having celebrated its 10 year anniversary, not by releasing a swanky box set, but by taking a year off. first release on the fully rejuvenated meanwhile is from sen aka john shern who forms part of the satellite religion collective along with g.r.i.t, future thought tapestries, channel 73 and space_ci. here he delivers 25 minutes of deepest machine music spread over 2 tracks. a side future thoughts jazz is a deep drifting detroit infused journey through the far reaches of outer space, while the b side wars of truth(reseen) is an epic slice of heavy clanking industrial rhythms and deep textures. the release is also the first to feature artwork commissioned by sometime meanwhile recording artist samuel van dijk aka mohlao, inward content, vc118a, multicast dynamics. so, both sonically and visually this release sits perfectly within the meanwhile catalogue of quality not quantity.

analogue mapping sees meanwhile founder robert lawrence return to production duties as bovill in requisite fashion after a four year absence. in this time lawrence has focused on establishing the london label as a worthy outlet for the deeper echelons of techno with material from murmur, sven weismann, bvdub and conforce. spread luxuriously across two slabs of vinyl, the six tracks allow bovill to make room for soothing, dubby moments that ease you in as well as productions characterised by their driving drum and chord arrangements. see the spine tingling opener so it goes for evidence of the former whilst neap and hunt or herd? provide perfect examples...

as i look to the sky from the surface of the water is the much awaited second album from grit, aka london producer gary brackley and it has found a perfect home on meanwhile. the label is well placed to be an outlet for grits explorations deep into the realm of deep techno, thanks to its standing within the techno community and this album stands tall alongside contributions from the likes of murmur, sven weismann, bvdub and conforce. opening with the expansive title track, grit sets the tone for what to expect with the ripple of syncopation shifting in and out of focus amidst the viscous layers of foggified luminescent ambient texture. across the subsequent five tracks this tone is retained throughout as brackley playfully explores the inventive sparks that arise when rhythm rubs with texture, with the smudged out subaqueous >safer retreat< a real highlight.

clandestine techno/house imprint, meanwhile records reveals a one-off opus from two highly respected techno producers, niels luinenberg (delta funktionen) and samuel van dijk (mohlao). the deeply mystical >inward content< session represents the leuwarden sound of their native north holland (also former home to another master of hypnotic repetition ((of the graphic type)), m.c. escher) with an elegant, classically informed and deeply refined brand of 4/4 also identified on celebrated 12inches for ann aimee and delsin. the albums six tracks use an economical production palette, but we wouldnt call them minimal. the emphasis is on subtly monotone melodic shades, from the rippling black masses of bass which power each track, to the bluest hued pads and unfathomably expansive atmospheres which lend them their spectral grace. listening to this album is almost a mystical experience, like hearing the results of a seance conducted in low-lit surroundings calling upon the spirits of basic channel, convextion and the black dog circa 1995. >inward content< took over two years to assemble and techno connoisseurs can clearly discern why. recommended!

murmur return with a brace of killers, their first new material since mean 011s split release with bovill back in 2008. over the course of the half dozen years since beginning their meanwhile imprint, murmurs output has been so sparing, evanescent, and epitomising the labels low-key approach to steppers house music and horizontal techno with an implicit electronic beatdown sound, that acknowledges their pitched down sound, so heavily influenced by their early south african adventures and exploits.

excellent deep and dubby spaced out double vinyl album , serious stuff !

decks tip: track b2 !!!! superb 3 track ep with amazing fresh sounding dubby / spaced out cuts...

great dark dub techno 3 track ep!

four cuts of deepest party music maintaining the high standards we ve come to expect from meanwhile since their label debut back in 2004. transfesa recalls the vibes of golden era detroit techno. a laid back 4/4 groove for late night journeys into urban wilderness.

timeless detroit dub techno at its best

wunderschöner dubbiger techno. einfach zum träumen.

excellent hypnotic minimal dubby techno !! 1st class stuff

wonderfull deep melodic & timeless detroit dub tech tunes !!

hochwertige deepe musik auf dem exquisiten meanwhile label. dub-techno von jemanden der es kann

kaum ein anderer künstler bewegt sich so gekonnt auf diesem deepen minimalen detroit techno territorium wie sven weisemann. dubby masterpieces at its best/tip

empfohlenes release aus dem smallfish lager. tiefgehend & sinnstiftend, mit feinen chicago einfluss..

4 tracker with superb minimal dubby tech tracks

verdammt geschmackvoller minimal. erinnert an mosaic's beste zeiten bzw schlägt diese um längen. natürlich auch alle jay haze fans aufgepasst...